St Peter's Basilica, Rome: the interior with the nave
Architect/Designer | Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680) |
| Michelangelo (1475-1564) |
Artist/Photographer | Piranesi, Giovanni Battista (1720-1778) |
Country | Italy |
City | Rome |
Subject Date | 1748 |
Image Date | 1748 |
View | Topographical |
Medium | Print |
Library Reference | SB100/1(4) |
Orientation | Landscape |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | RIBA Collections |
Subject | Church fittings ; Churches ; Canopies |
SOURCE: Giovanni Battista Piranesi. Vedute di Roma (Rome, [1747?-1788]), pl. 4 NOTES: The dome was designed by Michelangelo and completed by Giacomo della Porta and Fontana in 1590. The baldacchino over the high altar was designed by Bernini and unveiled on 28 June 1633 by Pope Urban VIII.
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